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Jessica Ariel-Wamala

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Principal, AI Systems & Public Benefits at Promise
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Jessica is an AI product leader at Promise, focused on making government services simple and humane. A graduate of the University of Oxford, she builds AI systems that increase efficiency and equity in the delivery of public benefits, having impacted over 5 million households.

Outside of her core role, Jessica is a passionate advocate for leveraging technology for the public good and improving government accessibility. She has testified before NYCs Commission on Government Efficiency, sharing how AI can solve administrative issues that cause citizens to lose critical benefits.

She is the founder of The Future Fluent and a recipient of the Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium Scholarship.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Principal, AI Systems & Public Benefits
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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AI for Public Good
Advocates for defining AI by what it can achieve for public good, rather than by risks, to solve issues like inefficiencies in SNAP eligibility.
Government Efficiency
Actively speaks on reducing bureaucratic barriers in government and using technology to prevent the loss of public benefits due to administrative friction.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Principal, AI Systems & Public Benefits
Promise
1-2024 - 11-2025
Head of Technical Operations
Promise
10-2023 - 2-2024
Internal Systems PM, Product Operations
Promise
1-2022 - 11-2023
Director of Product
Promise
11-2020 - 1-2022
Product Manager, Client Support
Promise
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Education
2014 - 2016
Master's Degree
University of Oxford
2013 - 2014
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Villanova University
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